JPH10124575A - System for managing card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use one existing card as a multipurpose member's card by operating member registration by making the recording pattern of the existing card correspond to individual identification data, and managing this registered existing card as a member's card. SOLUTION: A person who desires member registration selects an existing card suited to a prescribed specification from among various kinds of cards owed by himself, and allows a reader 4 of a card dealing device 1 to read the recording pattern of the existing card, and inputs individual identification data through an inputting part 5. A member managing device 2 operates member registration by a registration accepting part 2 by making the recording pattern correspond to the individual identification data, and manages the registered existing card as a member's card by a member managing part 13 afterwards. Thus, a person who desires the member registration can attain member registration by the already owned card. Therefore, the user can use one existing card as the multipurpose member's card without increasing the number of the owned cards.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card management system suitable for use in stores that have a card membership system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in addition to cash cards, credit cards, and the like, the number of opportunities to use cards has become extremely large, and the fields of use of cards have been diversified accordingly. In particular, various types of cards, such as the cards of the Kasolin stand and pachinko parlors, are available on the members' cards where the benefits can be obtained through member registration. Since these cards exist individually for each type of computer that handles the card, the card user often owns several cards.

[0003]

However, if one person has many cards as described above, all the cards cannot be stored in a wallet or a card case, or the wallet becomes bulky. Therefore, many card users often carry only frequently used cards, for example, cash cards. For this reason, cards that are used only for specific purposes, such as membership cards, for example, gas station or pachinko parlor membership cards, may be forgotten or removed for other cards, resulting in a loss of special benefits. There was a case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card management system which enables one existing card to be used as a multipurpose member card. .

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a card management system comprising: a pattern reading section for reading a recording pattern of an existing card possessed by a person desiring to register as a member; and an input for inputting personal identification data. Card registration device, and a recording pattern of the existing card read by the pattern reading unit and personal identification data input through the input unit are associated with each other and registered as a member, and the registered existing card is registered as a member. It has a member management device that manages as a card.

[0006] In the card management system having the above-mentioned structure, a person who wishes to register as a member selects an existing card conforming to a predetermined standard from various cards owned by himself / herself, and records the existing card. The pattern is read by the pattern reading unit of the card handling device, and personal identification data, for example, a personal identification number or the like is input via the input unit. At that time, the member management device registers the member by associating the above-described recording pattern with the personal identification data, and thereafter manages the registered existing card as a member card. As a result, those who wish to register as a member can receive the membership registration with the card they already have, so that one existing card can be used as a versatile member card without increasing the number of cards Become like

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of a card management system according to the present invention. The illustrated card management system mainly includes a card handling device 1 and a member management device 2.

The card handling device 1 includes a reader 4 for reading a recording pattern of a card conforming to a predetermined standard, for example, a JIS2 type magnetic card 3 among existing cards possessed by a person desiring to be a member, and an individual card. An input unit 5 for inputting identification data. Among them, the reader 4
It is only necessary to read the form (how to assemble) the pattern of the magnetic stripe attached to the magnetic card 3, and it is not necessary to read the detailed data (for example, payment data in the case of a cash card) recorded thereon. In addition, as specific data input via the input unit 5, for example, a password consisting of four digits is input as personal identification data in order to determine the authenticity of the card user.

The card handling apparatus 1 has a housing structure having a liquid crystal display screen (LCD screen) 6 having an input function and a card insertion slot 7 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), it has a housing structure including a numeric keypad 8 for input and a card insertion slot 9.
Both are set on counters 10 and 11 that accept membership registration.

The member management device 2 is composed of a terminal device such as a personal computer, and has a registration receiving unit 12 for receiving a registration request from the card handling device 1 and a member for comprehensively managing members at the time of registration and after registration. It has a management unit 13 and a member data storage unit 14 for storing member data. Of these, the registration receiving unit 12
Recording pattern read by the personal computer and personal identification data input through the input unit (in the present embodiment, a password)
And associates these data with each other and provides the member management unit 13 with the data as member data. The member management unit 13 transfers the member data from the registration reception unit 13 to the member data storage unit 14 at the time of member registration.

Further, the member management device 2 stores, among various data required for member registration, data other than the above-described card recording pattern and personal identification data, for example, the name and address of a person who intends to receive member registration. An input device (keyboard or the like) 15 for inputting a telephone number, a birthday, and the like is connected, and the registration receiving unit 12 also receives data input via the input device 15. In addition, the member management unit 13 is provided with card use information of the member who has completed the member registration, and the member management unit 13 receives the card usage information and processes the data in the member data storage unit 14.

Next, the usage of the card management system according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, among various stores that adopt a card membership system, a case where the store is utilized as a card management system of a pachinko store in particular will be described as an example.

First, a person who wishes to register as a member of a pachinko parlor (hereinafter, referred to as a member registration applicant) goes to a registration reception counter where the card handling device 1 is installed, and asks a clerk waiting there. Tell them you want to register.
In response to this, the clerk checks with the member registration applicant whether he / she has a card conforming to a predetermined standard, for example, a JIS2 type magnetic card 3. At this time, if the applicant for member registration has a plurality of magnetic cards 3, he or she is asked to select only the most frequently used magnetic card 3 from among them.

Next, the magnetic card 3 selected by the applicant for member registration is inserted into the card insertion slot of the card handling device 1, and the recording pattern of the magnetic card 3 is read by the reader 4.
Next, a personal identification number as personal identification data is input through an input unit (numeric keypad, liquid crystal display screen, etc.) 5 of the card handling device 1.

As a result, a registration request is made from the card handling device 1 to the member management device 2, and the above-described recording pattern and personal identification data are taken into the registration receiving unit 12. In the meantime, the registration receiving unit 12 also receives personal information (name, address, etc.) of the applicant for member registration, which is input information from the input device 15. Then, when the prescribed registration requirements are satisfied, the data received so far is associated and given to the member management unit 13 as member data. On the other hand, the member management unit 13 transfers the member data provided from the registration receiving unit 12 to the member data storage unit 14 while specifying the memory address in the member data storage unit 14 and stores the member data in the specified address. Store. As a result, a series of member registration procedures is completed, and the registered magnetic card 3 is handed to a member registration applicant as a member card.

Thereafter, when the card user who has completed the member registration plays a game at the pachinko game console, as shown in FIG. 3, the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22 of the betting machine lending machine 21 attached to the pachinko gaming console 20. Insert the magnetic card 3 and use the Taima ball rental machine 2
The recording pattern of the magnetic card 3 is read by a reader (not shown) built in the device 1. Next, personal identification data (personal identification number) is input using the numeric keypad 23 incorporated in the front panel of the tama ball lending machine 21.

As a result, the information on the recording pattern of the magnetic card 3 and the personal identification data is transmitted from the betting machine 21 to the member management device 2. This information is taken into the member management unit 13. The member management unit 13 searches whether or not the actually fetched information exists in the information of the member data storage unit 14. If it exists, the game using the card is permitted. If it does not exist, the fact is notified. And do not allow games using cards. As a result, a game using the registered magnetic card 3 can be permitted only to a person who has been registered as a member.

Next, the card user inserts a predetermined amount of money into the tama ball lending machine 21, receives a lending of pachinko balls, and starts a game. While playing the game, the pachinko balls paid out by winning such as jackpots are taken into the boon ball lending machine 21 through the chute 24 mounted on the pachinko gaming table 1. The number of pachinko balls taken into the machine 21 is counted by a counter (not shown) incorporated therein. Further, the number of pachinko balls held during the game is displayed on the display panel 25 of the betting machine 21 in real time.

Thereafter, when the card user obtains a predetermined number of pachinko balls and ends the game, the display panel 25
Press the end switch (not shown) attached to. As a result, the magnetic card 3 is ejected from the card insertion slot 22 of the tama ball lending machine 21, and the quantity data of the pachinko balls acquired so far is sent from the tama ball lending machine 2 to the member management device 2. At this time, the member management unit 13 of the member management device 2 receives the above-mentioned pachinko ball quantity data as card use information, and stores the quantity data in the member data storage unit 14 in association with the above-mentioned member data. As a result, the card user can exchange prizes according to the number of pachinko balls stored in the member data storage unit 14, paying out pachinko balls acquired earlier at a later date (for example, paying out balls again). You can receive benefits.

As a result, the applicant for member registration can increase the number of magnetic cards (such as cash cards) 3 which are most frequently used among the various cards already in possession without increasing the number of cards in possession of the card, and can be used as a member of the pachinko parlor. It can be used as a card. Further, when the magnetic card 3 is a cash card, a contract is made in advance between the issuing financial institution (bank, credit company, etc.) and the pachinko store, so that the game price at the pachinko store can be reduced. Deposits and withdrawals can be automatically deducted, and can be made by automatic transfer.

In the above embodiment, the use of the system in a pachinko parlor is described as an example. However, the card management system according to the present invention is not limited to the pachinko parlor, but is used in various stores such as gas stations and department stores. can do.

[0022]

As described above, according to the card management system of the present invention, a member who wishes to register can be registered as a member by using an existing card possessed by the member. Thus, one existing card can be used as a versatile membership card without increasing the number of cards possessed. As a result, there is no loss of the privilege due to forgetting to hold the member card or getting the wrong card for another card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a card management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view illustrating an example of a card handling device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko gaming table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 Card handling device 2 Member management device 3 Magnetic card (existing card) 4 Reader (pattern reading unit) 5 Input unit 12 Registration receiving unit 13 Member management unit 14 Member data storage unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pattern reading unit for reading a recording pattern of an existing card possessed by a person wishing to register as a member,
A card handling device having an input unit for inputting personal identification data, and associating the recording pattern of the existing card read by the pattern reading unit with the personal identification data input via the input unit. A card management system comprising: a member management device for registering a member as a member and managing the registered existing card as a member card. 2. The card management system according to claim 1, wherein the member card is a card used in a pachinko parlor.